It’s like an epidemic. I’ve tried like 4-5 cafes now and it’s all like drinking battery acid. Do they just not care? Or do you think they believe it’s meant to be like this? If that’s the case I feel bad for them.

  • viking@infosec.pub
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    3 months ago

    Same, all of those third wave specialty hypetrain shops serve unpalatable crap. It’s acceptable in a dairy drink as they mellow down the flavors, but that’s not what I think “special” should imply.

    You know where you get a decent espresso? Some Italian ice cream parlor. And they didn’t inflate the prices as much either, since it’s not their core product.

    • CodingCarpenterOP
      6·
      3 months ago

      I did find a good shop in an Italian bakery. That’s a good tip. The one I visited today though was all up their own ass about roasting their own beans and doing off the equipment but I’m the end it was terrible

      • viking@infosec.pub
        6·
        3 months ago

        Yeah I had the same experience a couple times. The more snobbish they are, the worse it tastes. Bloody hipsters.

      • viking@infosec.pub
        1·
        3 months ago

        Yep. Can’t speak for all of them of course, but the ones around me increased the price of an ice cream scoop from 50 cents to over 2 bucks, but the espresso didn’t even go up 20% in the same time.